Podcasts
Critical Update: Revisiting the Government’s Evolving-But-Still-Complicated Relationship with UFOs
A new provision means new oversight within the Defense Department.
Emerging Tech
What are False Flag Attacks—And Could Russia Make One Work in the Information Age?
Can Russia fool the modern world?
Ideas
How the Brain Organizes Memories in Time
An expansive research project took more than three years to complete.
Cybersecurity
Justice Builds Out Crypto Tracking, International Engagement Teams on Ransomware
The Justice Department will now require prosecutors to consult with the international and cyber crime specialists on significant cyber investigations.
Emerging Tech
Pentagon Inches Closer to Unleashing Two New Supercomputers
A storage capabilities supplier shared fresh details on the in-the-making systems.
Emerging Tech
Deer, Mink and Hyenas Have Caught COVID-19 – Animal Virologists Explain how to Find the Coronavirus in Animals and why Humans Need to Worry
COVID-19's spread in animals could pose major problems for people, too.
Emerging Tech
Quantum Tech Still Too Young to Warrant Export Controls, Defense Advisers Warn
A report commissioned by the Pentagon helps provide insight into how various federal agencies fit into big-picture policy considerations on the emerging national security issue.
Emerging Tech
Nuclear Regulators Want Machines to Monitor Cyberattacks on Power Plants
This isn’t the NRC’s first ask about machine learning and artificial intelligence.
Emerging Tech
Senators Call for Removal of Facial Recognition Tech in Unemployment Services
The lawmakers asked the Department of Labor to help state unemployment agencies remove facial recognition technology from application forms.
Digital Government
Senate Democrats Introduce Bill To Retain Foreign STEM Talent
A companion bill aims to help immigrant STEM students stay and work in the U.S. to improve the nation’s standing in advanced technological fields.
Digital Government
CBP Revitalizes Biometric Data Collection At Border
Customs and Border Protection jumpstarted a DNA collection program in fall of 2021 to verify family relations, but will not store data it in the FBI's Combined DNA Index System.
Emerging Tech
IARPA Seeks Ways to Track Nontrackable Space Junk
Right now, more than 100 million pieces of space debris smaller than 1 cm orbit Earth.
Emerging Tech
Biden Admin Announces $5 Billion To Fund Nationwide Electric Vehicle Charging Network
The funding comes from the $1 trillion infrastructure bill Congress passed in November.
Emerging Tech
Mike Bloomberg Named Chair of Defense Innovation Board
The former New York City mayor and billionaire replaces Mark Sirangelo.
Modernization
DOD's Commercial IT Innovation Hub to Deploy Google Secure Cloud Offering
The solution embraces zero trust principles, officials said.
Artificial Intelligence
Lawmakers Call for End to Government’s Use of Facial Recognition Tech
The request specifically calls out “dangers” in multiple federal agencies operating Clearview AI’s facial recognition technology.
Emerging Tech
Cryptocurrencies Facilitate an Already Murky Human Trafficking Problem
A House committee hearing spotlit the problematic combination of the usage of virtual currencies and a lack of data surrounding human trafficking in the U.S.
Emerging Tech
Researchers Develop Chemical Agent-Resistant Coatings for Military Equipment
Multiple entities are supporting this ongoing effort driving paintable protection.
Cybersecurity
Law Enforcement Seize Over $3.6 Billion in Crypto Related To 2016 Hack
The seizure is the largest in U.S. history.
Emerging Tech